The Telling: Audiobook
Book 8 of the Hainish Cycle series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Telling runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 8.5 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 7,973 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan
Alyssa Bresnahan narrates 215 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,433 hours in all.
- Warbreaker
- Hot Blooded
- Grave Sight
- Mercy
- Into the Forest
About as long, on the Religious Fiction shelf
1,551 Religious Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Little Liar
- The First Phone Call From Heaven
- Send Down the Rain
- A Sensible Arrangement
- The Green Ember: The Green Ember Book I
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Telling is book 8 of Ursula K. Le Guin's Hainish Cycle series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Alyssa Bresnahan, released March 5, 2024, on the Religious Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Alyssa Bresnahan
- Released
- March 5, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Religious Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian
- Series
- Hainish Cycle #8
- ISBN
- 9798891780361
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Telling as an audiobook?
The Telling runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Telling free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Telling?
The Telling is narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan.